I was inspired to write my book by the most beautiful books by the British writer Jane Austen. Jane Austen was a Georgian era author, best known for her social commentary in novels including ‘Sense and Sensibility,’ ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Emma.’ Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire, on 16 December 1775. She was […]
“All good poems are victories over something.” “Poetry does so many different things, it’s difficult to say anything definitive about its role, which of course varies from culture to culture. It can range from being stories of the tribe to the private lyric, to being as W.H. Auden said “the clear expression of mixed feelings” […]
via 10 Great Quotes About Poets, Poetry, and Writing by Stephen Dunn — Paul’s Poetry Playground
[Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] CBC Books’s original writing series, “Transmission,” reflecting on life during COVID-19. brings us a beautiful poem by Olive Senior, inspired by the death of George Floyd, “B for Breathe.” See the full article at CBC Books. Olive Senior has been sharing poems on Twitter throughout […]
via The death of George Floyd inspired this powerful poem by Olive Senior — Repeating Islands
Suddenly she hadn’t the heart to quarrel.
‘He’s faithless and won’t change’
and with that thought was freed.
After he had gone out, she packed
and put her suitcase by the door.
A last look before leaving.
The rug chosen together in Istanbul,
chess set lovingly given him.
‘Three years and nothing.’
She walked towards the traffic and hailed a taxi,
in her raised hand the black queen.
Serene and silent
autumn is
my favorite season,
showing the colors
in the setting sun.
Its brush, a dried wildflower
bouquet. in deep rose,
dusty plum, rusty red,
wine and tangerine,
golden-yellow,
and marigold,
beholden in my eyes
until the snow flies
moving autumn aside
the earth turning sterile white.
“I consider trial by jury as the only anchor yet imagined by man by which a government can be held to the principles of its Constitution.” Thomas Jefferson, president 51 Senators
Life can only be understood backwards. Mackenzie Astin, actor
via “Life can only be understood backwards.” — Art of Quotation
“Evil is unspectacular and always human, And shares our bed and eats at our own table” W.H. Auden, writer, poet, from the poem Herman Melville
Look into your own heart because who looks outside, dreams, but who looks inside awakes. Jane Austen
When freedom does not have a purpose, when it does not wish to know anything about the rule of law engraved in the hearts of men and women, when it does not listen to the voice of conscience, it turns against humanity and society. Pope John Paul II
